MHC vs Westfield State

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MHC is a private (not-for-profit) and Westfield State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
MHC has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,142) than Westfield State ($17,962).
It is harder to admit to MHC than Westfield State.
Westfield State has more students with 4,702 students while MHC has 2,392 students.
MHC has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Westfield State's ratio is 14 to 1.
Westfield State has more full-time faculties with 226 faculties while MHC has 212 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Mount Holyoke College and Westfield State University.

MHC	vs.	Westfield State
South Hadley, Massachusetts	Location	Westfield, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$64,142	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,882 Out-Of-State$17,962
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$39,190	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$6,551

37.99 %	Acceptance Rates	81.00 %
29.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.99 %
1,420	SAT Score	-
32	ACT Score	-
82 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
90 %	Retention Rate	75 %
2,392	Student Population	4,702
212	Number of Faculties	226
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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